Electro-Optic Display Apparatus

1 . A method for producing a display apparatus having a plurality of flexible display tiles controlled by a controller, the method comprising:

providing a mounting structure with predetermined positions for mounting the plurality of display tiles;

producing a conductive interconnect layer having a plurality of traces configured to connected the plurality of display tiles to the controller;

mounting at least one display tile to the mounting structure, the at least one display tile being sufficiently flexible to have a curvature such that the curvature produces a space between the at least one display tile and the mounting structure; and

placing the controller in the space between the at least one display tile and the mounting structure.

2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising providing an insulator layer to insulate the interconnect layer from the at least one display tile.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the producing the conductive interconnect layer step further comprises etching the interconnect layer to produce conductive traces.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the mounting step further comprises connecting the mounting structure and the at least one display tile using a connector.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the producing the conductive interconnect layer step further comprises using a laser to produce conductive traces.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the space housing the controller is located between the reverse side of the display tile and the mounting structure.

7 . A display apparatus comprising:

a plurality of display tiles;

a controller configured to control the display tiles;

a mounting structure for mounting the plurality of display tiles, the mounting structure comprising a conductive interconnect layer having a plurality of traces configured to connected the plurality of display tiles to the controller; and

a connector connecting at least one display tile to the mounting structure;

wherein:

the at least one display tile is sufficiently flexible to have a curvature, wherein the curvature produces a space between the at least one display tile and the mounting structure to house the controller.

8 . The display apparatus of claim 7 wherein the connector connects the at least one display tile to the conductive interconnect layer.

9 . The display apparatus of claim 7 wherein the mounting structure is flexible.

10 . The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the mounting structure further comprises an insulator layer positioned between the display tiles and the conductor layer.

11 . The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the at least one display tile comprises a flexible front electrode.

14 . The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the at least one display tile comprises a reverse side conductor layer.

15 . The display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the connector connects the reverse side conductor layer to the conductive interconnect layer.

16 . The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the at least one display tile comprises, in order:

a front electrode;

a layer of electrophoretic display material;

a pixel conductor layer;

a substrate layer; and

a reverse side conductor layer.

17 . The display apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the connector connects the reverse side conductor layer to the conductive interconnect layer.

18 . The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the space housing the controller is located between the reverse side of the at least one tile and the mounting structure.

19 . The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the at least one display tile comprises a plurality of pixels.